Ten years ago I was sitting on the patio of the Bay Street Bistro, having a celebratory lunch with my two daughters. We were marking the completion of another school year. Our lives were about to change. A young woman, her arms embracing a worn cardboard box, stops on the sidewalk and signals to us… Read more »
On a recent trip we let the train zip us around downtown, and spent our time people watching instead of fighting traffic. The passengers on board ran the gamut: lawyers and nurses and office workers returning home at the end of the day. Students heading out for some fun. Couples going wherever couples go on… Read more »
AU Students urge candidates to improve university funding AU students are concerned about the financial health of Athabasca University and the effect of recent news stories on the reputation of the AUSU membership. A recent CBC report notes that in recent years the university has made a series of reserve draws to cover budget shortfalls,… Read more »
As I write this, we in Alberta are on the eve of a provincial election. For the second time in my memory we are on the cusp of real change. The last time this happened, Peter Lougheed’s upstart Conservatives took Alberta by storm. Over 40 years ago. Since then the Conservatives have governed, and voting… Read more »
This article originally appeared in volume 1939 of The Voice (October 14, 2011). LOL. ROFL. YMMV. If these initialisms have you scurrying for the comfort of your Strunk and White, You’re not alone. It’s popular these days to bemoan the falling standards of written language. Literacy, punctuation, and grammar have slipped into the morass of… Read more »
As interest in alternative health grows, natural health practitioners seem to be springing up everywhere. But how credible is your natural heath provider? Has she attended and passed an accredited course at a reputable school and been licensed for practice by a third-party licensing body (to whom she is still accountable)? Or does he claim… Read more »
Copyright and students: the conversation usually revolves around concerns of plagiarism. But there is much, much more at stake. For example, are you aware of how copyright fees affect your learning materials? One common misperception is that electronic materials can be easily distributed for free because they are easy to reproduce. However, students may not… Read more »
At Home: Helping Your Neighbour Among all the bad news out there, here’s one gem that surfaced last week: Canadians care about one another. At least That’s what a recent report seems to indicate. As The Toronto Star reports, ?47 per cent of Canadians over the age of 15? volunteered in 2010. The numbers, provided… Read more »
The Voice Magazine has settled into its new location in Edmonton. While our email (voice@voicemagazine.org and website remain the same, you can direct all written correspondence to our new address: The Voice Magazine 500 Energy Square 10109 ? 106 ST NW Edmonton AB T5J 3L7
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